Bagdad Primary Pit Dewatering

Project Owner:

Freeport-McMoRan Corporation

Date: January 2010

Location:Bagdad, AZ

Project Description

FMI operate an open-pit, surface periphery copper mine located in West
Central Arizona. The open-pit mine includes a small pond in the pit
bottom that collects water that enters the pit. This is the lowest pump
station in the system used for dewatering the pit. The Hazleton 480V,
180 hp motor barge pump and the Staley 480V 360 hp shore mounted pumps
were designed to replace existing diesel pumps. Work included a unit
substation which included a primary breaker, transformer and motor
control center. The piping included 18" and 12" HDPE pipe lines and a
stainless steel header.